Orchidaceae FAMILY

Jumellea fragrans

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jumellea fragrans is a fairly fast-growing epiphytic orchid, becoming a bushy, often semi-pendent plant with many shoots when a few years old[ 431 Title The Orchid Review Vol. 117, No. 1287 Publication Author Publisher Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley. Year 2009 ISBN Description An article on the culinary uses of the orchid Jumellea fragrans. ]. The whole plant, but especially the dead and decaying old leaves, has a sweet, coumarin-like scent[ 431 Title The Orchid Review Vol. 117, No. 1287 Publication Author Publisher Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley. Year 2009 ISBN Description An article on the culinary uses of the orchid Jumellea fragrans. ]. The leaves are used to make a popular tea, popularly used within the plants native range.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean.

HabitatEpiphytic in the higher branches of trees at mid-elevation[ 431 Title The Orchid Review Vol. 117, No. 1287 Publication Author Publisher Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley. Year 2009 ISBN Description An article on the culinary uses of the orchid Jumellea fragrans. ].